www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Christopher A. Preblehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/christopher-a-preble/?utm_medium=RSS2013-05-19T21:41:04-04:00Republicans weigh risks, benefits of select committee on Benghazi2013-05-19T21:41:04-04:00Guy Taylorhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/19/republicans-weigh-risks-benefits-of-select-committ/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Benghazi terrorist attack has stormed back onto the front pages, and as the attention grows, so do calls from House Republicans who want their party leaders to name a special investigative committee to take control of the inquiry.</p> <p>More than 150 House Republicans have signed on to a resolution ...White House: 'No mercy' is not a doctrine2011-03-28T22:56:05-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/28/action-on-no-mercy-threat-not-a-doctrine/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Don't call it a doctrine.</p> <p>As President Obama addressed the country Monday to explain his decision 10 days ago to attack Libya, the White House insisted there are no broader axioms to draw from it, and his top advisers said it is not a precedent for what he might do ...Defense cuts a tough sell in bid to curb deficit2011-03-23T20:11:08-04:00Seth McLaughlinhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/23/defense-cuts-a-tough-sell-in-bid-to-curb-deficit/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Congressional leaders have spent months telling voters that all spending must be on the table, but so far the rhetoric is ringing hollow on Capitol Hill, where defense cuts remain a tough sell.</p> <p>That was clear last week after Sen. Rand Paul presented his Republican colleagues with military cuts as ...